Excellent food, great service, good atmosphere. The bar area is more lively to sit at for dinner as it's open and you can see more. The dining area is broken up into two sections and one of them sits above the rest and is near the kitchen. The other has a larger room to accommodate larger parties. A good place for a large party. Great menu, food is a little on the pricey side for the L-A area but it is great quality. Drinks are good, too. read more

3.5 stars? Really? I thought it was amazing. Stopped for dinner after a full day of hiking. The 6 oz fillet was cooked perfectly. So tender. Sweet potato fries and side salad rounded out my meal. Quick friendly service. Yup. I'm a fan. read more

Fries are amazing! The wife loves the sweet potato fries. Recommend the BB Bullets as appetizer and add an extra side of Mac and cheese to any sandwich (because you gotta try the fries!!) love the chicken sandwich! read more

This was my first time here with my family for my little sisters birthday. We started off with buffalo grilled wings and potato skins. Both were great, until we ordered our entrées. I got the Mac 'n cheese with grilled chicken. I ate one piece and then I went to take another one when I noticed it was pink. We called our server over, who took it back, apologized and comped it out. The only reason this place is getting 3 stars is because of how amazing and kind our server was. The other dishes were okay, but not amazing. :( read more

Mac's Grill - Mac 's N ' Cheese - Steakhouses Near Me - Auburn, Maine

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Really great food for decent price! My partner and I took a mini staycation for labor day weekend up in Auburn. For dinner, we stopped by Mac's. It's a bit rustic in look but not in a bad way; wooden interior with seating for many. I ordered the mini mac steak (10oz sirloin) with the garlic mashed and upgraded for $3 to get the mac n cheese. It was the perfect amount of food. I left full but not feeling gross. I like my steak a true medium well which is so hard to find so I just ordered it medium to be safe, a choice I regret because they actually do real steak temps! The potatoes were silky smooth and the crumble on the Mac n cheese was divine. My partner you the special with a 6 oz sirloin and scallops au gratin. They accidentally sent him mac n cheese instead of onion rings. The waitress realized it when she set it down, left the extra Mac n cheese with us and magically turned with onion rings fresh out of the fryer in about 3 minutes. It was a very impressive recovery and they didn't charge us the $3 upgrade for them. Whole meal for two including multiple beers for each was around $77. In Portland, you'll pay about $125 for the same meal. read more

Very large potions. Fresh food. Gluten free menu. Noisy. Friendly service. Clean restrooms.

What once was pretty hard to beat is now just so-so. We love the owners and staff, bet we have had 200+ meals there. COVID changed everything, portions/quality got skimpy while prices soared. The older staff had hours cut (small town, people talk) to the point it was senseless to stay while the young staff took over. Seems the owners have lost sight of what was once great. I write this with respect, owning any business is a challenge, the food business is not easy. I sincerely hope the owners take a deep look and pull it together but for now 2 or 3 stars from what was a constant 4. From bi-weekly dining to three times in twelve months. read more

We're disappointed. It was a busy Saturday night but we caught a brief lull around 730. Everything was over cooked -the burger was dry. Steak salad and kids steak meal was very difficult to cut. I know they post trying to hire staff regularly and I don't think the cooks are the same as years ago when the final results were consistent. Staff was friendly and attentive. Quality of food was a total disappointment. read more

I have been coming here for many years and am a local customer and even supported them with takeout when COVID shut everything down, now they are charging me with a take out fee in the amount of $6 for 3 salads and 3 soups! Come on, we are the customers that saved you business during these hard times! On top of that, you went up on your prices without changing the on-line menu so was surprised by the total, again $71 take out is a little much for salads Very sad to write this but you have to be better with communicating to your take out customers read more

Mac's... "Where the locals eat" is the slogan. I'm local so the wife and I went in for a late Sunday lunch. Always a great atmosphere and the wait staff is great. This particular visit at first was no different than any other before. The waiter was fantastic through the whole visit. Our food came out quickly and looked amazing. I took a bite of my chicken finger and immediately notices it was dry and over cooked. Not a huge deal. I'm hungry and they're busy. While chewing on my chicken I was cutting up my wife's Mini Mac steak. She's a stroke survivor and can't cut her own meat due to a disability. Cutting her steak medium well felt like I was cutting upna work boot. While chewing I feel a hard crunch in my mouth and immediately thought maybe a small peice of bone. It happens. I fished the 2 hard peices out of my mouth and swalled my bite. Only to discover it was 2 peices of my back right molar. The breading was so over cooked it broke a tooth! I immediately called the waiter over and let him know just broke a tooth on my chicken. He was super apologetic and offered me the menu to choose a different meal. Now I could feel the pain in my tooth and had lost my appetite. The part of this I find the most irritating is the fact that a manager didn't get involved in the situation. My meal and beer was taken off the bill but I still had to pay for my wifes leather steak. 6 or 7 years ago I choked on a peice of steak at Mac's and a manger followed me into the restroom to make sure I was ok. This time the owner was in the restaurant and made no effort at damage control or customer service. I paid my tab and still tipped the waiter quite generously based on the situation as it was not his fault. Moral of the story I will never set foot inside this establishment nor reccomend it. I will in fact discourage anyone from even considering spending a dime there. read more

Mac's Grill - Bud Light - Steakhouses Near Me - Auburn, Maine

So the wife needed to see the doc in Auburn We decided to stop in to Macs Grill This was the second time and I was looking forward to it Well... The wife had some coconut shrimp and it was overcooked I had the fillet mignon ordered medium It came out raw red and cool in the middle This is a steakhouse that prides itself on hand cut steaks and they can't cook a steak Sent it back and it came back almost medium It was tender and tasty but come on folks Our waitress was great and was attentive I really want to like this place because I like the feel there and will try it again You try it and let me know So the wife and I stopped by here again I like this place but the food I've seen isn't bad But it isn't great either If got a real beef with this place and many other sure it would be with the cost restaurants that have heavily chlorinated water PLEASE get a filter for your water to remove the chlorine Your drinks will be better than everyone else Your coffee and tea will be at its best Your ice will be sweet I'm sure it's worth the cost But check it out for yourself read more

Racist restaurant..do not eat here! Rude people and offensive decor! Was eating there when some people at the next table said their decor was offensive to natives and the management said in a loud voice for everyone to here...get out! They were not rude to management or anything but this can not say that for management read more

After a horrible experience at another restaurant we were starved. We were seated very quickly and the food was outstanding!! Highly recommend all of it. We enjoyed the steak, a burger, Mac n cheese with chicken and the lasagna. We will definitely be back!! read more

Went here for the first time. All four of us had steak which was excellent. Great service also. Will definitely return. read more

HORRIBLE Service. Christina was our server. After waiting for an hour on our elusive steaks (Medium), which never arrived, and empty glasses of water for over 20 minutes with our server walking by and not checking on us, we left. Unreal!!! Subway here we come. read more

Great food ! Fast service also ! Love getting their grilled chicken Mac and Cheese and get it for takeout quite often. Huge portion size and really good sides also. When there, the B.B. Bullet appetizer is a must have ! It's sirloin tips wrapped in bacon served with a horseradish sauce and is so good. read more

I've never eaten anywhere with such terrible customer service. The staff was incredibly rude the second we walked through the door. It's too bad because the food was delicious but I will never recommend this place to anyone unless they want to be treated poorly, while trying to enjoy a meal. read more

Plenty of choices on the menu and consistently good food. Would love it more if there was a bit more elbow room in between tables, but they sure do pack in the crowds and do remarkably well in handling the demand. read more

Best food in the Auburn area. It is nice inside and staff is friendly. Unfortunately they don't provide take-out most nights I don't understand why. Multiple times a month I call and get turned down but on occasion they will take an order. They have missed plenty of business from us. read more

No heart healthy options - menu does have some focus on gluten but if you're a diabetic - there are no options - if you don't care about that you may like this place as there's an array of steak options. Wait staff were friendly. I would not come back though but that's my thing - you may like it read more

Planned our entire vacation day around coming here for the wing special that's advertised on the website. Apparently it's NOT a special anymore. We understand that a lot has changed. But please update your website (we left without eating - tipped the waitress who comped the ice teas) read more

Mac's Grill - Bad advertising - Steakhouses Near Me - Auburn, Maine

Over priced food. They are small portions as well. Staff are super friendly and I know this business does do a lot for the community. That's the only reason for a 3 star read more

We have been to macs two times since this review. So good!! By far the best restaurant in the area! Thanks Macs! read more

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Great place for steak. It is cooked just the way you order it. Spectacular place. Great location.

Gluten Free? Great: They have quite a few gf options! The food was very good (ribs fall off the bone!!!) The Mini Mac filet was very good, but thicker than I prefer. Wait service was very attentive! Loved the beans. Not so good: I didn't like the cocktail, the Mac's Mule (warning, it has a smokey tequila...tasted medicinal!) It was replaced with a much tastier, more traditional mule (vodka, strawberry basil simple syrup and ginger beer ... so good!) We'll definitely be back! read more

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Stopped by for dinner with the hubby. The place is western themed with beautiful Mexican style styled blankets adorned on the wall as well as a great big buffalo head. I kept waiting for him talk. The service was very pleasant but slow and seemed to have difficulty managing a few tables. She brought us bread after appetizers and we had to get her attention for drink refills. She was knowledgable about the menu items and easily answered questions. The complimentary bread was a crusty bread and two mini corn bread muffins with jalapeños served with a tin of butter. The bull chips app was delicious! House made chips topped with ground beef, melty pepper jack cheese, plenty of bbq sauce and a dollop of sour cream. I got the chicken tender app as my meal and couldn't finish them all. They were crispy breeding and moist meet inside, served with a honey sweetened mustard. The Geronimo burger, ordered medium well, was grilled perfectly. The burger was so moist, juicy and flavorful. It could have come simply with cheese and a bun and I would have still another. This was topped with salsa and cheese and had little spiciness. While everyplace can have an off day with service don't let that stop you coming and enjoying some tasty apps and delicious meaty entrees. read more

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Tried to make a reservation for our anniversary dinner was informed by a rude young man " we don't take reservations for 2 people, eight at minimum" . Never heard of that. Ok so we show up at 6:15 and they inform us it is a two hour wait. Informed them I wasn't waiting until 8:15 to eat my dinner and what I thought about the reservation policy. Will never set foot there again. read more

Found this place from doing a Yelp search while traveling on business. I had the steak caesar salad and added grilled shrimp to it!!! Those add on's aren't only for a steak dinner... I love turning a salad into a protein packed meal. A steak and grilled shrimp caesar salad hit the spot and hit it hard...freakin delicious. The steak in this salad was incredibly tender and delicious. It had a different flavor (better) than most steak salads I've had. And I've had a lot of steak salads, it's one of my go too's. This place had a lot of steaks on the dinner menu and I'm sure the rock based off the lil bit I had on my kick ass salad. You can even order custom size steaks at $2.00 an oz. More once you get past the standard sizes. I highly recommend this place, great food and good people. read more

Super excellent service, very welcoming ambience & great food. Will always recommend this place to anyone.

I came with my wife and mother-in-law. The food was decent, but there were several employees not wearing masks. Look, this is pretty basic and not political. If you're serving food, wear a damn mask if you want to stay open. read more

We hired Mac's grill as our wedding cater and we were not disappointed! I was not an easy bride by far and they pulled through at every request! The process itself was incredibly easy, but due to our wedding's set up, alot of changes were made along the way. The food was absolutely amazing! We had steak as our main course and I was so nervous it would be overcooked, this was not the case! It was a perfect medium and so delicious! Everything was! I will definitely be stopping here in the future for even more experiences with this amazing business! read more

I'll start by saying this has 5 star potential for me. Went on a Wednesday evening with no wait for seating. My wife and I shared a Mediterranean Salad and a Cajun steak and cheese grinder. Both were really delicious! The steak on the salad was cooked as we hoped, which sometimes doesn't happen in a salad with steak. I didn't love the fries, but that's not a big deal to me. My friend talks up the Wyatt Earp sandwich (shaved prime rib), and I look forward to trying a burger! We'll definitely go back. read more

Our server Keegan was AMAZING. She was very friendly, helpful and knew the menu very well. We will be back because of her! Loved our night out in Maine because of Keegan read more

Outstanding business! Very good product, community focused. Can't say enough about how they go the extra mile to help others.

I ate here for the first time on April 2 to celebrate my birthday. The restaurant was pretty busy for a Tuesday evening which was a good sign of something special. The staff was super friendly but kinda slow. The restaurant was clean and inviting, the food was good, but nothing great. The food was a little pricy for the portion size and quality. I feel like Mac's is a good place to go for special occasions, but make sure you have deep pockets and plenty of time to spend. I'd go back, but probably not often. read more

Mac's Grill - Garlic steak tips with mashed potatoes - Steakhouses Near Me - Auburn, Maine

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We came for dinner, and while we were greeted nicely, I felt very rushed from the moment I was seated. The server was brusque and seemed very tired, even though we came in before 5 and the place was still pretty quiet. The mac and cheese was very good. I wasn't a fan of the fries. They had too much salt. read more

First time here....we stopped for a quick bite and as such, I didn't give the menu due justice. I had a shaved prime rib sandwich, which was certainly decent. Thin shaved beef which was plentiful and flavorful, on a toasted bun. I thought meat wise, it was pretty damn good. It came with a topping of crisped off onion sticks, which added a bit of texture to the bite. I'd definitely prefer flat top grilled off onions...but that's me. The bun was underwhelming...but it held up and served its purpose. All in all a decent sandwich, but I'd like my try at upgrading it a bit. Service was good, and pricing also good for the portion and food quality. I'm a solid 3 1/2 starts here based on my first try...I'd come back and order and app and a steak and have a full meal. read more

The worst part at end! This establishment appears to have some very good food from what I could see. I wouldn't know as the bartender who has been with them for some time apparently has something against a patron wearing a Thin Blue Line hat. We ordered a drink and menu, before spotting hat she took care of our request, we were then obviously and purposely ignored as the people to our left and right sitting at same bar ordered, received food, asked for to go containers and got thier tabs. My girl is 100 times more patient and forgiving than I and she was absolutely steaming. We did not get a bit of attention until standing with coats on then asked if we wanted to order with a damn smirk on her face. I told the host as I left this was the worst ever experience in a restaurant, someone followed me out and asked what was wrong. We explained , they apologized BUT. I was told if I called manager would talk with me. So, I called and was hung up on. I called back same issue, we have a CT number. I redialed while driving 15 times until host answered and said manager will call you back. Well now weeks later no call back. A perfectly good restaurant and what appears to be great food completely ruined for bring political and anti-police rhetoric into a service business and for me the worst part is no follow up to smooth things over from management. Terrible. read more

Great family steak house!, Visited from out of town with family of 8 and a 2 year old, they were helpful accommodating and fast. Made reservations online, they were packed so glad we did. And during a blizzard. Food: ordered Rib-eye with garlic butter, fries and a salad. It was amazing, cooked perfect and delicious. Now I will advise bad, when bad and have on several reviews, just not here. I will return and try more! My wide had the short ribs and was also impressed. Like to post one negative just to prove honesty: Small lobby waiting area. In between, eat at bar and main seating, so no matter where you stand your in the waitresses way. Who were also courteous and busy. Waited 10 min, if that. So not really a neg. read more

Sooooo Disappointing Used to love this place. I can now cross it off my list of dining choices. Server was pleasant but her timing was awful. She did not know how to slow the kitchen down. Immediately after delivering our appetizer, she brought the soup. She even remarked that we weren't ready for the soup. Two minutes later she delivered the entrees. We were only half way thru the appetizer. Dinner was not good. Baked potato was UNACCEPTABLE. A moist lukewarm reheated blob of something that could never have been a baked potato. Steak was nondescript. I will not be returning. read more